WHO WE ARE

Bull Moose Retirement Planning Co. is a father-son financial planning partnership located in the heart of Sylvania, Ohio. We consider ourselves a boutique firm, which means our clients get the personal advisory attention they deserve. No getting lost in a huge corporate building, no getting shuffled from advisor to advisor. We tend to work with those who are in, or approaching the retirement transition, and need to deal with issues like timing claims of Social Security benefits, understanding Medicare options and creating a reliable income stream that they won't outlive.

We've found that in today's age of automation and institutional financial planning, our clients want a different financial planning experience. It shouldn’t feel so stuffy. It should be personal. It’s a collaboration. It’s sharing dreams and working together to find ways to see them come to pass. We’ve really championed the “live life to the fullest” philosophy here. Isn’t that what retirement is all about? We want our clients to be able to go out there and enjoy life.

MARK CLAIR - Attorney, Investment aDviser Representative

Mark has over 28 years of experience in financial services, is a Series 65 registered investment adviser representative and a licensed attorney focusing in the area of estate planning. He also holds the designation of LUTCF, conferred only upon those individuals who meet or exceed the exacting qualification standards determined by The American College and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA).

Mark and his wife, Lisa, live in Sylvania, Ohio and are also homeowners in Lely Resort in Naples, Florida, and spend as much time as they can in the warm temperatures. Mark is a big Detroit sports fan and enjoys playing competitive softball in several leagues in the Toledo area.

RYAN CLAIR - Investment Adviser Representative

Ryan is a Series 65 registered investment adviser representative and a licensed insurance producer. Ryan earned a degree in Advertising from Kent State University.

As an undergrad, Ryan was heavily involved in Greek Life and community service. As a Sophomore, Ryan created a philanthropy event called Soberfest, which serves to raise alcohol abuse awareness on campus. To date, Soberfest has raised over $60,000, all donated to the ALS Association (Lou Gehrig's Disease.) The event continues to be held every year at Kent State and is now being duplicated at multiple universities across the country.

Ryan married his college sweetheart, Cassandra, and they are the proud dog parents to Brody.

BRODY - CHIEF MORALE OFFICER

Brody is what you'd call a "go-getter" - he loves playing fetch. He spends his days at home chasing squirrels in-between naps and snacks, but once in a blue moon, Brody fulfills his duties at the office as Chief Morale Officer.

Brody is a hypoallergenic, non-shedding Miniature Goldendoodle (say that five times fast). His bark sometimes sounds big but he doesn't have a mean bone in his body. He does take requests for office visits if you happen to be stopping by, but he also doesn't mind if he is requested to stay at home and chase squirrels.

He's a strong believer that "every dog has its day" but he is also insistent that his day is everyday.

OUR NAME

Over a hundred years ago, Theodore Roosevelt stood in front of an audience, unbuttoned his jacket to reveal a blood-soaked shirt, and uttered one of the most famous lines of any presidential campaign: “It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.” The “that” was a bullet, fired by a would-be fanatical assassin just hours prior. “The bullet is in me now,” he told the crowd, “so that I cannot make a very long speech. But I will do my best.” Teddy went on for more than an hour.

While we stay politically objective, we admire Teddy for the traits he embodied - vigor, tenacity, hard work and his endless supply of infectious optimism. To us, the name "Bull Moose" signifies a few different things. Mostly, it lends itself to the characteristics we look to achieve in our retirement strategies - strength and resilience when faced with adversity. We want each client's retirement strategy to be "strong as Bull Moose," as Teddy would say. It also represents the marriage of old and new - the wisdom and lessons from the past with the technology of today. Just like Teddy's Bull Moose political party had the goal of ushering in a "new era," our goal is to help our clients usher in their new era of retirement.